A lot of people wanted me to play college football, but I wanted to get started playing pro baseball.

We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way.

I just go out every day and try to work hard.

I'm excited about where I am right now.

You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward.

I'm just enjoying playing baseball in the major leagues.

I never really worried about stats in the minor leagues. I was more concerned with getting better and bringing a positive attitude every day.

You have to look past the cool things and play the game. That's why you're here, to play the game.

I'm not that big of a partier. I wasn't concerned about missing out on things in college.

I feel like I've been blessed with some athletic ability and I'd like to take advantage of it.

I want to keep things simple and keep my energy focused on moving forward.

Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts, " he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck."Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck.

I don't know. Your the Jedi Master, you figure it out.

Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great.

Write the poem only you can write.

I was never over-weight, just under-tall. The correct height for my weight at the moment is seven feet ten and a half inches.

You try to do as little as you can, but you need to do as much as is necessary to get a result. When you get a result, you do less.

Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there's nothing to know.

What right does a politician have to tell me what I can and cannot watch? Change the channel if you don't like what's on TV!

Learn to become still. And to take your attention away from what you don't want, and all the emotional charge around it, and place your attention on what you wish to experience.

You can run from some problems, but then you get caught up in others.